The Roots of Progressivism
What did the 19th Amendment do?
No discrimination of gender for right to vote.
AKA Gave women right to vote.
Theodore Roosevelt believed ___ monopolies hurt public interests.
Some OR All?
Believed SOME monopolies hurt public interests
Federal Reserve Act of 1913 helped create a national system of __
Reserve banks
Progressives focused on the problems women faced as a result of men abusing alcohol. This led to the _____ movement...
Temperance Movement.
Roosevelt became known as a....
Roosevelt became known as a “trustbuster”
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act regulated
Child Labor
What is "Recall"?
Voters can call for a special election to remove a politician from office
Theodore Roosevelt helped increase the ____branch’s power
Executive (Presidential)
Clayton Antitrust Act strengthened Sherman Antitrust Act. Name 1 other effect this law had...
Outlawed price discrimination
Gave unions the right to exist
What is "Initiative " ?
allows citizens to introduce legislation & requires the legislature to vote on it
Taft was in support of tariffs, however _______ were against high tariffs.
Progressives
Progressivism failed to address....
racial & religious discrimination
Social welfare progressives focused on social problems like..... (Name 2)
Crime
Illiteracy
Alcohol
Child labor
Health/Safety
Taft brought 2x as many antitrust cases compared to Roosevelt. What is the exact number?
90
DAILY DOUBLE
What song by Rihanna was parodied at the end of The Wilson Years (part 2)? +200 if you wait until the end of the timer and sing it instead.
Umbrella